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My personal top 25 movies.

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1. Dr. Stangelove
2. Raising Arizona
3. The Caine Mutiny
4. One-Eyed Jacks
5. Mister Roberts
6. Casablanca
7. Paths of Glory
8. La Dolce Vita
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
10. The Americanization of Emily
11. The Maltese Falcon
12. Chinatown
13. Raiders of the Lost Ark
14. Patton
15. The Conversation
16. Blade Runner
17. The Killing
18. The Last Picture Show
19. The Manchurian Candidate
20. Star Wars (Trilogy)
21. The Shining
22. Blood Simple
23. The Asphalt Jungle
24. Blow Out
25. The Third Man

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Good List - mvwine 09:10:46 02/25/04 (0)
I really like your No.1 choice - it's probably my favorite comedy.
Lists like these really give an insight to the poster's sensibilities. For instance, I would rather see "The African Queen" and "Treasure of the Sierra Madre" than "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Caine Mutiny". But c'est la vie!
And thanks for one thing - reminding me it's time to see "Chinatown" again - off to Netflix!

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I will probably echo the danj's sentiment - Victor Khomenko 08:00:02 02/25/04 (0)
An interesting list, even though I only saw one film there that I would include in mine.
It is, of course, heavily tilted towards the American films.
Re: My personal top 25 movies. - rico 07:07:47 02/25/04 (0)
Great list. 22 of these are in my collection.
The Caine Mutiny is often . . . - albee33 20:40:44 02/24/04 (0)
overlooked. It's one of my faves. Jose also shined bright in Moulin Rouge and Cyrano de Bergerac.
An interesting list............ - danj 20:02:58 02/24/04 (5)
And while most would not be in my top 25, your choices are all fine films.
I love "The Americanization of Emily." It's a sadly overlooked antiwar film that really should be better known. Not only is it a well-written satire on politics/military/public-relations, it's also brilliantly acted, especially by James Garner and Julie Andrews -- in what was, I believe, her screen debut.
I hope your choice of "Blow Up" is the 60s David Hemmings version rather than the inferior remake with John Travolta. The remake is very good but not the classic the original is.
- Julie Andrews: not quite... - djprobed 13:06:17 02/25/04 (2)
  MARY POPPINS was in fact her screen debut. THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, which I also like a great deal, was her first *non-singing* role.
  When I first saw AMERICANIZATION, every time the camera would do a close-up on her, I expected her to start singing...
  
  djprobed
  - I recall reading an interview with Julie Andrews.... - Hepcat 13:48:03 02/25/04 (1)
    ...back then. She said "Thank God for Emily - otherwise I'd end up playing nanny roles forever".
    - Don't forget her bOObies in S.O.B. -n - albee33 16:24:20 02/25/04 (0)
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- No, I did mean Blow Out. - Hepcat 08:21:19 02/25/04 (0)
  Being an audio buff, I really liked those aspects of this movie and of The Conversation.
  Plus, I sorta had a thing for Nancy Allen.
- Re: An interesting list............ - rico 07:09:45 02/25/04 (0)
  The DePalma "remake" is called "Blow OUT" and is a combination of "Blow Up" and Coppola's "The Conversation".
Re: My personal top 25 movies. - Rod H. 17:49:46 02/24/04 (2)
An interesting list of films. I've never seen Raising Arizona or The Americanization of Emily.
Looks like you are a Kubrick fan, but selective. Do you know much about his connection to One Eyed Jacks? I think he influenced the film more than some people think. The first time I saw it I didn't know about the connection, yet had a feeling of dejavu.
Rod H.
- One-Eyed Jacks. - Hepcat 18:05:02 02/24/04 (1)
  From what I read, Kubick quit and Brando took over the direction. I think it is one of the best westerns ever, (besides Lonesome Dove of course, which was a TV mini-series). One-Eyed Jacks is the classic story of revenge - even though it ran a bit long with the jumpin' bean.
  Once again, the supporting actors shined in this one: Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Karl Maldin, etc.
  - Re: One-Eyed Jacks. - rico 07:24:54 02/25/04 (0)
    Kubrick was originally scheduled to direct this and during the weeks of pre-production had many fueds with Brando over content, necessitiatiing a bell which someone would ring when things got out of hand. When producer/star Kirk Douglas fired director Abthony Mann after two weeks of shooting "Spartacus" he hired Kubrick on a weekend's notice so Brando decided to direct OEJ himself.
    It's too bad that there is still not a high quality DVD of "One Eyed Jacks" (there are two DVDs so far plus a fairly good--for its time--wide screen laserdisc) but someone (Criterion in my dreams) should do a first rate remaster/transfer of this film, which I consider the best western ever made.
    As for length, I have read several times that an even longer version exists (in Europe?) which includes scenes of racism and other Brando social commentary.
    - http://Kubrick was originally scheduled to direct this and in the weeks of pre-production had many fueds with Brando, necessitating a bell which someone would ring when something got out of hand. When producer/star Kirk Douglas fired director Anthony Mann two after two weeks of shooting "Spartacus" he hired Kubrick on a weekend's notice so Brando decided to direct OEJ himself. (Open in New Window)

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